Good News For English National Opera (And Bad)

“ENO’s job cuts and momentary move to smaller venues seem to indicate that it is downsizing. That may be a good thing. The Coliseum is an enormous theater for a company that has traditionally relied on younger, smaller voices. Downsizing may also be a disaster. If the ENO shrinks too much, it’s unlikely that grand works like ‘Aida’ or ‘Der Rosenkavalier’ will survive for long in the repertory.”